254:
meet again auditing for a model agency, Kristina cockily shows off Marija's jeans. After a brawl over the jeans on the street, surprisingly, the two girls become close friends. Kristina is more courageous than Marija and believes herself to be smart enough to survive on the street. Both girls start hanging out with older boys, who provide them with alcohol and drugs, but not without asking for favors in return. Kristina also talks Marija into applying at a modeling school which is popular among the girls at school.
258:
lose weight with tapeworm eggs she has ordered on the
Internet. She is surprised to find out that her father has sold his car so she can participate in an overpriced photo shoot. Marija is confronted with the unexpected return of her mother, who would like to take her back home, but Marija refuses to leave.
257:
To achieve their dream of successful modeling careers, Marija and
Kristina develop different strategies. Marija tries hard to hide her limp on the catwalk. An instructor at the agency prefers her over the other girls for her particular appearance and height, which leads to jealousy. Kristina tries to
253:
In particular, temperamental
Kristina is constantly targeting Marija. While Kristina is from a somewhat more intact family, her father prefers to spend his time with his girlfriend. In the changing room at the swimming pool, Kristina steals Marija's designer jeans from her locker. When the two girls
317:, as well as her own experiences as an aspiring model in her youth. She stated, "Through the story of young girls navigating toxic landscapes, I wanted to explore the concept of the human body – the body as a project, currency, an object of desire, the body as a source of pain and magic."
233:
in her feature directorial debut. Starring newcomers Vesta
Matulytė and Ieva Rupeikaitė, it tells the story of two 13-year-old girls who attend a modeling school that pushes them to their physical and emotional limits. The film premiered at the
355:
wrote that the film "benefits from a pair of excellent performances from the young, first-time leads, with
Matulytė's more introspective approach dovetailing perfectly with the mercurial energy Rupeikaitė brings to Kristina." Guy Lodge of
349:, this happens miraculously, perhaps thanks to the genuine close-up portrayals of both female protagonists – each of whom is a narrative in herself – and the growing affectionate relationship between them." Amber Wilkinson of
31:
250:
13-year-old Marija's mother has sent her to live with her grandmother in a bleak unnamed industrial town. Marija is tall and lean but walks with a slight limp, making her the target of school bullies.
566:
1553:
456:
704:
1605:
1294:
795:
1650:
1630:
511:
1640:
1615:
819:
732:
1198:
1680:
1489:
1665:
1635:
1206:
1675:
1670:
1660:
1645:
1625:
1610:
1011:
851:
485:"Locarno Competition Entry Explores the Impact on Teenage Girls of a 'Toxic' Culture: 'I Wanted to Make This Film Very Fleshy'"
484:
1401:
979:
1655:
1326:
1115:
939:
788:
1374:
1278:
1099:
226:
955:
827:
402:
235:
175:
592:
1620:
1190:
867:
1238:
1171:
995:
923:
781:
345:
wrote, "It is rare for a film with an even narrative to hold viewers' attention from beginning to end. With
648:
1473:
1433:
1358:
1246:
1051:
1043:
1035:
987:
843:
709:
461:
1163:
1513:
1107:
1019:
705:"Locarno Film Festival Top Prize Goes to Lithuanian Drama 'Toxic,' the Feature Debut of Saule Bliuvaite"
516:
397:
328:
in mid-2023. Bendita Film Sales secured the international distribution rights to the film in July 2024.
308:
273:
230:
64:
294:
1262:
1214:
1067:
289:
1600:
1505:
1083:
931:
899:
875:
220:
211:
45:
1449:
1409:
1382:
1230:
1222:
1123:
1003:
859:
835:
737:
681:
677:"'Toxic' Review: Unstinting Lithuanian Teen Drama Follows Catwalk Dreams In a Concrete Nightmare"
676:
597:
489:
358:
1350:
1342:
971:
1497:
768:
457:"'Toxic' Director Explores the Human Body and Mysterious Model Agencies in Her Feature Debut"
1302:
1155:
1059:
963:
278:
1545:
1537:
1139:
1027:
915:
362:
also commended the performances of
Matulytė and Rupeikaitė, calling them "extraordinary".
113:
1441:
539:
1561:
1521:
1465:
1425:
1286:
883:
804:
593:"Bendita Film Sales Acquires Lithuanian Locarno Competition Player 'Toxic' (EXCLUSIVE)"
407:
239:
1594:
1569:
1147:
891:
1481:
1417:
1310:
1131:
653:
351:
320:
The process of casting the two leads took roughly two years. Filming took place in
1318:
1254:
773:
1457:
907:
313:
620:
1529:
625:
567:"PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Saulė Bliuvaitė Shoots Debut Feature Toxic"
342:
1366:
1091:
947:
762:
30:
1334:
325:
1270:
1075:
321:
733:"Lithuanian Teen Drama 'Toxic' Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival"
777:
225:'a bold, shameless person') is a 2024 Lithuanian
1393:
1182:
811:
389:
195:
185:
157:
149:
135:
127:
119:
109:
92:
78:
70:
60:
44:
23:
789:
8:
796:
782:
774:
369:
29:
20:
419:
1295:Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
565:Kažukauskaite, Neringa (22 June 2023).
447:
311:was inspired the 2011 documentary film
1554:Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
396:
7:
619:Hristova, Mariana (15 August 2024).
1199:Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
647:Wilkinson, Amber (17 August 2024).
390:
14:
538:Vilnelė, Greta (11 August 2023).
483:Bleasdale, John (9 August 2024).
1207:The Idlers of the Fertile Valley
703:Szalai, Georg (17 August 2024).
455:Szalai, Georg (15 August 2024).
1606:2020s coming-of-age drama films
852:When Willie Comes Marching Home
1651:Films about juvenile sexuality
1402:Off to the Revolution by a 2CV
1:
1631:Body image in popular culture
731:Lodge, Guy (17 August 2024).
675:Lodge, Guy (17 August 2024).
283:as Šarūnas, Kristina's father
229:film written and directed by
1641:Films about eating disorders
1616:2024 directorial debut films
1327:The Place on a Grey Tricorne
1116:They Have Changed Their Face
805:Golden Leopard winning films
591:Lang, Jamie (10 July 2024).
16:2024 film by Saulė Bliuvaitė
1375:Skin of Man, Heart of Beast
1279:Distant Voices, Still Lives
270:Ieva Rupeikaitė as Kristina
1697:
236:77th Locarno Film Festival
1681:Lithuanian-language films
940:The Emperor's Nightingale
649:"'Toxic': Locarno Review"
411:
401:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
56:
40:
35:Theatrical release poster
28:
820:And Then There Were None
267:Vesta Matulytė as Marija
166:15 August 2024
1666:Films shot in Lithuania
1636:Films about adolescence
1172:The Son of Amir Is Dead
996:Transport from Paradise
924:The Sheep Has Five Legs
1676:Lithuanian drama films
1671:Golden Leopard winners
1661:Films set in Lithuania
1646:Films about friendship
1626:2024 independent films
1611:2020s teen drama films
1247:Stranger Than Paradise
1052:Those Who Wear Glasses
1044:Charles, Dead or Alive
844:The Farm of Seven Sins
710:The Hollywood Reporter
462:The Hollywood Reporter
432:Ecumenical Jury Prize
215:
1514:Right Now, Wrong Then
1490:The Girl from Nowhere
1108:On the Point of Death
1020:Courage for Every Day
517:Locarno Film Festival
398:Locarno Film Festival
1656:Films about modeling
1068:No Path Through Fire
424:First Feature Award
341:Mariana Hristova of
307:Writer and director
1506:From What Is Before
1012:Four in the Morning
956:Ten North Frederick
876:The Composer Glinka
371:
238:, where it won the
1223:To Love the Damned
980:Fires on the Plain
836:Germany, Year Zero
370:
153:Bendita Film Sales
1588:
1587:
1498:Story of My Death
1263:Jezioro Bodeńskie
439:
438:
378:Date of ceremony
337:Critical response
274:Giedrius Savickas
224:
203:
202:
131:Gediminas Jakubka
1688:
1621:2024 drama films
1303:Accidental Waltz
1164:Tűzoltó utca 25.
1156:The Illumination
1060:Three Sad Tigers
798:
791:
784:
775:
750:
749:
747:
745:
728:
722:
721:
719:
717:
700:
694:
693:
691:
689:
672:
666:
665:
663:
661:
644:
638:
637:
635:
633:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
588:
582:
581:
579:
577:
562:
556:
555:
553:
551:
544:Žurnalas „Kinas“
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
480:
474:
473:
471:
469:
452:
392:
372:
298:
282:
219:
173:
171:
85:Giedrė Burokaitė
33:
21:
1696:
1695:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1686:
1685:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1584:
1546:Vitalina Varela
1538:A Land Imagined
1474:Winter Vacation
1389:
1351:Nénette et Boni
1178:
1140:Znaki na drodze
1100:End of the Road
1036:The Visionaries
1028:Entranced Earth
972:Il bell'Antonio
807:
802:
759:
754:
753:
743:
741:
730:
729:
725:
715:
713:
702:
701:
697:
687:
685:
674:
673:
669:
659:
657:
646:
645:
641:
631:
629:
621:"Review: Toxic"
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
590:
589:
585:
575:
573:
571:Film New Europe
564:
563:
559:
549:
547:
546:(in Lithuanian)
540:"Suaugę vaikai"
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
510:
509:
505:
495:
493:
482:
481:
477:
467:
465:
454:
453:
449:
444:
368:
339:
334:
309:Saulė Bliuvaitė
305:
292:
290:Eglė Gabrėnaitė
276:
264:
248:
231:Saulė Bliuvaitė
188:
181:
169:
167:
160:
145:
140:
138:
123:Ignė Narbutaitė
114:Vytautas Katkus
105:
102:Ieva Rupeikaitė
88:
74:Saulė Bliuvaitė
65:Saulė Bliuvaitė
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1694:
1692:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1593:
1592:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1582:
1574:
1566:
1558:
1550:
1542:
1534:
1526:
1518:
1510:
1502:
1494:
1486:
1478:
1470:
1466:She, a Chinese
1462:
1454:
1446:
1438:
1430:
1422:
1414:
1406:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1379:
1371:
1363:
1355:
1347:
1339:
1331:
1323:
1315:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1287:Schmetterlinge
1283:
1275:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1203:
1195:
1186:
1184:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1168:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1128:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
976:
968:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
884:The Glass Wall
880:
872:
864:
856:
848:
840:
832:
828:Man About Town
824:
815:
813:
809:
808:
803:
801:
800:
793:
786:
778:
772:
771:
758:
757:External links
755:
752:
751:
723:
695:
667:
639:
611:
583:
557:
530:
503:
475:
446:
445:
443:
440:
437:
436:
433:
429:
428:
425:
421:
420:
418:
415:
410:
408:Golden Leopard
405:
403:17 August 2024
400:
394:
393:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
367:
364:
338:
335:
333:
330:
304:
301:
300:
299:
287:
286:Vilma Raubaitė
284:
271:
268:
263:
260:
247:
244:
240:Golden Leopard
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
186:
183:
182:
180:
179:
163:
161:
158:
155:
154:
151:
150:Distributed by
147:
146:
143:
141:
136:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
111:
110:Cinematography
107:
106:
104:
103:
100:
99:Vesta Matulytė
96:
94:
90:
89:
87:
86:
82:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
54:
53:
48:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1693:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1570:Critical Zone
1567:
1564:
1563:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1511:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1415:
1412:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1385:
1384:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1284:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1191:The Big Night
1188:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1148:Bleak Moments
1145:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1001:
998:
997:
993:
990:
989:
985:
982:
981:
977:
974:
973:
969:
966:
965:
964:Killer's Kiss
961:
958:
957:
953:
950:
949:
945:
942:
941:
937:
934:
933:
929:
926:
925:
921:
918:
917:
913:
910:
909:
905:
902:
901:
897:
894:
893:
892:Prince Bayaya
889:
886:
885:
881:
878:
877:
873:
870:
869:
868:Julius Caesar
865:
862:
861:
857:
854:
853:
849:
846:
845:
841:
838:
837:
833:
830:
829:
825:
822:
821:
817:
816:
814:
810:
806:
799:
794:
792:
787:
785:
780:
779:
776:
770:
766:
765:
761:
760:
756:
740:
739:
734:
727:
724:
712:
711:
706:
699:
696:
684:
683:
678:
671:
668:
656:
655:
650:
643:
640:
628:
627:
622:
615:
612:
600:
599:
594:
587:
584:
572:
568:
561:
558:
545:
541:
534:
531:
519:
518:
513:
507:
504:
492:
491:
486:
479:
476:
464:
463:
458:
451:
448:
441:
434:
431:
430:
426:
423:
422:
416:
414:
409:
406:
404:
399:
395:
384:Recipient(s)
373:
365:
363:
361:
360:
354:
353:
348:
344:
336:
331:
329:
327:
323:
318:
316:
315:
310:
302:
296:
291:
288:
285:
280:
275:
272:
269:
266:
265:
261:
259:
255:
251:
245:
243:
241:
237:
232:
228:
222:
217:
213:
209:
208:
198:
194:
190:
184:
177:
165:
164:
162:
156:
152:
148:
142:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
115:
112:
108:
101:
98:
97:
95:
91:
84:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
63:
59:
55:
52:
49:
47:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1577:
1576:
1568:
1560:
1552:
1544:
1536:
1528:
1520:
1512:
1504:
1496:
1488:
1482:Back to Stay
1480:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1442:Das Fräulein
1440:
1432:
1424:
1418:Khamosh Pani
1416:
1408:
1400:
1394:2001–present
1381:
1373:
1365:
1357:
1349:
1341:
1333:
1325:
1317:
1311:Johnny Suede
1309:
1301:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1269:
1261:
1253:
1245:
1239:The Princess
1237:
1229:
1221:
1213:
1205:
1197:
1189:
1170:
1162:
1154:
1146:
1138:
1132:Private Road
1130:
1122:
1114:
1106:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
932:Carmen Jones
930:
922:
914:
906:
900:Gate of Hell
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
818:
763:
742:. Retrieved
736:
726:
714:. Retrieved
708:
698:
686:. Retrieved
680:
670:
658:. Retrieved
654:Screen Daily
652:
642:
630:. Retrieved
624:
614:
602:. Retrieved
596:
586:
574:. Retrieved
570:
560:
548:. Retrieved
543:
533:
521:. Retrieved
515:
506:
494:. Retrieved
488:
478:
466:. Retrieved
460:
450:
412:
357:
352:Screen Daily
350:
346:
340:
319:
312:
306:
256:
252:
249:
206:
205:
204:
187:Running time
159:Release date
50:
18:
1450:The Rebirth
1410:The Longing
1319:Autumn Moon
1255:Alpine Fire
1124:The Friends
1004:Black Peter
293: [
277: [
79:Produced by
61:Directed by
1601:2024 films
1595:Categories
1458:Parque via
1434:Nine Lives
1359:The Mirror
988:The Winner
908:Wild Fruit
512:"Akiplėša"
442:References
314:Girl Model
303:Production
212:Lithuanian
191:99 minutes
170:2024-08-15
137:Production
71:Written by
46:Lithuanian
1530:Mrs. Fang
1183:1976–2000
812:1946–1975
744:19 August
716:19 August
688:19 August
660:19 August
632:19 August
626:Cineuropa
604:19 August
576:19 August
550:19 August
523:19 August
496:19 August
468:19 August
381:Category
366:Accolades
343:Cineuropa
332:Reception
199:Lithuania
144:Akis Bado
120:Edited by
1562:Regra 34
1367:Mr. Zhao
1215:The Herd
1092:Soleil O
948:Il Grido
916:Rotation
216:Akiplėša
128:Music by
93:Starring
51:Akiplėša
1522:Godless
1426:Private
1335:Khomreh
738:Variety
682:Variety
598:Variety
490:Variety
387:Result
359:Variety
326:Vilnius
223:
196:Country
176:Locarno
168: (
139:company
1581:(2024)
1573:(2023)
1565:(2022)
1557:(2021)
1549:(2019)
1541:(2018)
1533:(2017)
1525:(2016)
1517:(2015)
1509:(2014)
1501:(2013)
1493:(2012)
1485:(2011)
1477:(2010)
1469:(2009)
1461:(2008)
1453:(2007)
1445:(2006)
1437:(2005)
1429:(2004)
1421:(2003)
1413:(2002)
1405:(2001)
1386:(2000)
1383:Father
1378:(1999)
1370:(1998)
1362:(1997)
1354:(1996)
1346:(1995)
1338:(1994)
1330:(1993)
1322:(1992)
1314:(1991)
1306:(1990)
1298:(1989)
1290:(1988)
1282:(1988)
1274:(1987)
1271:O Bobo
1266:(1986)
1258:(1985)
1250:(1984)
1242:(1983)
1234:(1981)
1231:Chakra
1226:(1980)
1218:(1979)
1210:(1978)
1202:(1977)
1194:(1976)
1175:(1975)
1167:(1974)
1159:(1973)
1151:(1972)
1143:(1971)
1135:(1971)
1127:(1971)
1119:(1971)
1111:(1971)
1103:(1970)
1095:(1970)
1087:(1970)
1079:(1970)
1076:Lilika
1071:(1969)
1063:(1969)
1055:(1969)
1047:(1969)
1039:(1968)
1031:(1967)
1023:(1966)
1015:(1965)
1007:(1964)
999:(1963)
991:(1962)
983:(1961)
975:(1960)
967:(1959)
959:(1958)
951:(1957)
943:(1955)
935:(1955)
927:(1954)
919:(1954)
911:(1954)
903:(1954)
895:(1954)
887:(1953)
879:(1953)
871:(1953)
863:(1952)
860:Hunted
855:(1950)
847:(1949)
839:(1948)
831:(1947)
823:(1946)
375:Award
322:Kaunas
174: (
1578:Toxic
764:Toxic
413:Toxic
347:Toxic
297:]
281:]
227:drama
207:Toxic
24:Toxic
1084:Mujo
769:IMDb
746:2024
718:2024
690:2024
662:2024
634:2024
606:2024
578:2024
552:2024
525:2024
498:2024
470:2024
435:Won
427:Won
417:Won
391:Ref.
324:and
262:Cast
246:Plot
221:lit.
1343:Raï
767:at
1597::
735:.
707:.
679:.
651:.
623:.
595:.
569:.
542:.
514:.
487:.
459:.
295:lt
279:lt
242:.
218:,
214::
797:e
790:t
783:v
748:.
720:.
692:.
664:.
636:.
608:.
580:.
554:.
527:.
500:.
472:.
210:(
178:)
172:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
